Let's play in the park! Join us for our next Meet & Greet at Mueller Lake Park on April 20th at 10:00am.

Your child is destined to be a world-changer

Ascent: An Acton Academy helps students ages 4-11 discover and grow their unique strengths — because the world needs them.

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My kids love going to school everyday because Acton is built to help them find their voice, take charge of their education, and practice collaboration and self management with a fun group of peers that is truly a community.

TJ — Parent

Our Mission

Ascent Academy's mission is to inspire each child and parent who enters our doors to find a calling that will change the world.

Our Philosophy of Learning

We believe that:
Clear thinking leads to good decisions,
Good decisions lead to the right habits,
The right habits lead to character and
Character becomes destiny.

Learning at Ascent

Learn to Do

Hands-on learning for Science, Entrepreneurship and the Arts prepare children for Apprenticeships and real world challenges.

Learn to Learn

Socratic Discussions and self-paced challenges equip children to be independent lifelong learners.

Learn to BE

The Hero’s Journey, relational covenants and real world consequences transform difficult decisions into virtuous habits.

Videos

Rethinking Education: Geniuses & Heroes

A TEDx talk by Jeff Sandefer, Acton Academy Co-founder.

Disruptive Education: The Acton Academy Story

How Acton Academy is turning education upside down.

A Virtual Tour of Acton Academy

See Acton in action

Our Promise to You

Your Child Will:

Begin a Hero’s Journey.
Learn to be a curious, independent, lifelong learner.
Develop a deep respect for economic, political and religious freedoms.
Cherish the arts, wonders of the physical world and the mysteries of life on Earth.
Discover his or her most precious gifts and learn to use them to solve difficult problems.